Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI)
Administration Office
Rm 100 - Willow Chest Centre - 2647 Willow Street
Vancouver, BC V5Z 3P1 Canada
Tel: 604.875.4372 - Fax: 604.875.5684 - email:
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE; VP RESEARCH, VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY; ASSOCIATE DEAN RESEARCH, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Dr. Robert McMaster 604.875.5641
ASSISTANT TO DR. McMASTER
Lillian Manusha 604.875.5641
VCHRI ADMINISTRATION
FACILITIES AND FINANCE
MANAGER, FACILITIES & ADMINISTRATION
Karen Donaldson 604.875.5470
VCHRI administration
Space allocation needs, facilities maintenance and renovation requirements
Occupational health and safety (OH&S) for the Institute
ASSISTANT TO MANAGER, FACILITIES & ADMINISTRATION; VCHRI WEBMASTER
Norma Cooper 604.875.4111 x 61910
Assistant to Manager, Facilities & Administration
VCHRI Website
OH&S for the Institute
Building maintenance
MANAGER, FINANCE
Erika Yep 604.875.4111 x 66210
Manage day-to-day financial operations
Responsible for the management of VCHRI's financial committments
Assists Executive Director, VCHRI with the development and implementation of the annual budget of the Institute
Supervise finance clerk
FINANCE CLERK
Rosie Liu (on temporary leave of absence) Sandra Stewart (temporary coverage) 604.875.4111 x 68728
Process all AP, AR documentation
Reconciles monthly ledgers
HR, POLICY & PLANNING
MANAGER, HR, POLICY & PLANNING
Patricia Tait 604.875.4111 x 66782
Manages the human resources portfolio for VCHRI administration
Oversees and facilitates strategic planning, capacity-building and policy development related to research across VCH
Responsible for the collection/analysis of annual VCHRI metrics data
Manages the the Internal Grants & Awards Program
EDUCATION
COORDINATOR, RESEARCH EDUCATION PROGRAM
Kerri Abramson 604.875.4111 x 67793
Coordinate research education program for VCH
Develop education programming for research staff and trainees
Collaborate with other research education programs in Vancouver (UBC, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Child and Family Research Institute)
PROGRAM ASSISTANT
Shelly Reinhart 604.875.4111 x 68699
Supports Research Education Program activities (e.g. workshops, events)
Provides central administrative support for the VCHRI office
COMMUNICATIONS
SENIOR REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS LEADER
Lisa Carver 604.875.4111 x61777 cell: 604.319.7533
Primary focus of VCH Research Communications is to provide media and communication support to the research groups and individual researchers, to educate key health stakeholders and partners to the vital work in translational and basic science research that takes place at our hospital sites and within the community, and to support stakeholders and partners in events and activities showcasing our research
Communications/Public Affairs at VCH Research Institute is handled in partnership with public affairs at Vancouver Coastal Health, UBC, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, and other funding and academic partners
ASSISTANT COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
Beth Hall 604.875.4111 x 21511
Coordinates and writes research news stories
Interviews and collects background information on VCHRI research scientists and clinicians for news stories